Prior to the Championships, four women have cleared 2.00m or higher. 2020 Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers of Australia and the reigning world indoor and outdoor champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh have cleared 2.03m and 2.04m earlier in the season, respectively. A total of 11 women entered the final, with the 2016 world indoor champion Vashti Cunningham pulling out of the competition due to injury during the warmup.
In the final only 6 women cleared 1.92m. Germany's Christina Honsel and Slovenia's Lia Apostolovski both cleared 1.95m, with the latter equalling her PB from earlier in the season and securing a bronze medal on countback. Mahuchikh cleared 1.97m on her first attempt before three unsuccessful attempts at 1.99m. Olyslagers did clear 1.99m on her third attempt securing her the first global gold medal.
